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Langston Kerman: John Mulaney, Chris Rock and ‘Bad Poetry’

Langston Kerman: John Mulaney, Chris Rock and ‘Bad Poetry’

Update: 2024-08-28
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Before Langston Kerman was one of the most exciting stand-up comedians working right now, he taught poetry to high school students. As he tells the audience in his debut Netflix special ‘Bad Poetry,’ he was desperate to find another path for his life. In this episode, Kerman talks about getting his big break writing for Oscars host Chris Rock (even if he didn’t get a single joke on the broadcast), convincing his favorite comedian John Mulaney to direct his special, trying not to alienate Larry David during his very first Hollywood gig, and why he fears that fans of HBO’s ‘Insecure’ will never, ever let him “be free.” He also shares some behind-the-scenes stories from his time writing on the year’s most brilliantly weird talk show, ‘Everybody’s in LA,’ including the one pitch that was deemed too weird by Mulaney. 


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Langston Kerman: John Mulaney, Chris Rock and ‘Bad Poetry’

Langston Kerman: John Mulaney, Chris Rock and ‘Bad Poetry’